Pocket for trunks.



H. F. RODEMERK.

POCKET FOR TRUNKS.

APPucATloN mso MAR. so. 1915.

Patented 0st. 80, 1917.

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messes T0 al'wwm tfmaz/ concern.' A Y Beit known that I, HENRY F. Bouwman, of Rochester, in'theicounty'of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pockets for Trunks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a fulhclea-r, and exact-'description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part 'of this specification, and to the reference-A numerals marked thereon. i

`Bly invention relates to a pocket for trunks and other cases and is particularly adapted for use in connection with one of the sections of a wardrobe trunk. The invention has for its object to provide within a trunk section a curtain cooperating with the walls of the section at one end thereof to form a pocket for carrying shoes and other articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide upon the bottom or end wall of a trunk section a curtain adapted to form a pocket for holding various articles, the bottom of the curtain being secured upon the end wall of the section and the top provided with a bar having openings formed in its ends through which guide rods are positioned for adjustably supporting the curtain in either open or closed position with respect to the pocket. To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations offparts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a trunk section showing the curtain in closed position;l

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view with the curtain shown in open position, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line a-a of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 10 represents a part of a trunk section, preferably an end portion of one of the sections of a wardrobe trunk in which the back is indicated at 11, the sides at 12 and the bot-k constructed of inner and outer layers 16 and Speccat-onof Letters latnt. i .PttGIa-ted 0,613.30., 1917.

i Applicationlled Mar-c1130, 1911*;6. Serial I.'No'.'87,812.

i 1'7 ofany vsuitableflexible material such as cloth or leather.y Between the bottom ends of vthe two'sections `of the lc-urtain I position a thinstiffening boardflS of wood lor other material. This portion of the Lcurtain is secured tothe bottoiny-or end wall 13 by the nails or t-acks'19 as indicated in Figs. and 3. Between the sections of the curtain a short distance in front ofv the stiffening Vboard 1S is positioned a bar or slat 2O eX- tending substantially the full length of the curtain, the slat being held between the curtain sections preferably by stitching the sections together at the opposite edges of the slat and along the sides of the curtain. The outer section 17 of the curtain is preferably made longer atthe top than the inner section and is looped over a bar or slat 21 and folded down and stitched upon the top of the inner section at 22. Openings 23 are formed through the ends of the bar 21 and the curtain material thereon as shown in Fig. 1. Supporting and guiding rods for the curtain extending transversely of the section as indicated at 24 are positioned through the openings 23, the rods being positioned a slight distance from the sides of the trunk and bent in at their ends to form the feet 25 which are secured upon the walls 12 by suitable fastening members as indicated. A short flexible strap 26 is secured to the back wall 11 of the trunk at the center thereof and is adapted to be suitably connected with a button 27 when it is desired to close the pocket 14 by moving the top of the curtain transversely of the section from the position shown in Fig. 2y to that shown in Fig. 3. The top of the curtain is free to slide upon the rods 24 and when in eXtreme open position, as shown in Fig. 2, the slat or bar 20 serves as a weight to hold the front of the curtain parallel with the back of the trunk and perpendicular to the rods 24. The pocket 14 being located at the bottom of the trunk or case does not interfere with the hanging of the clothes therein and by being opened at the top will permit the shoes or other articles to be easily dropped into the pocket or removed therefrom.

While I have shown my improved pocket in connection with one of the sections of a trunk, it will be readily understood the same may be used in conjunction with other forms of cases without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

l. The combination With the Walls of e trunk section, of a. curtain cooperating With a plurality of the Walls to form a pocket and guides at opposite sides of the section upon which the curtain is thleadedly mounted.

2. The combination with the Walls of u trunk section, of a curtain cooperating With a. plurality of the Wallslto form :L pocket and guides upon which the curtain is mmn able to open and close kthe pocket, said eurtain extending substantially in a.V Vertical Vplane when the pocket is open and assuming un irregular shape when the pocket is Closed.

3. The combination with the Walls of a. trunk section, of a curtain coperating with a plurality of the Walls to form a pocket,

said curtain being connected at one of its sides to one of said Walls, and spaced guides carried by the section adapted to udjustubly support the opposite side of the curtain.

4f. The combination With the Walls of a.

trunk section, of a curtain coperating With said Walls to form a pocket at one side of the section, said curtain being secured at its bot- HENRY F. RODEMERK. Witnesses FRANCIS JERDONE, Jr., RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH.

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